The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-26
APES.
Some More Details Regarding
the New Labor
Force.
what The Scientists Have Said Cen.
ssrning the Feasibility Of Ea.
ploylng the Aesksy.

Nine. Clemence Roger. In recent ar
hcle In the Rsvuo scisntinque upon the
mental faculties Of monkeys, shows that
they are well adapted for some kinds oi
domestic Offices and acquit themselves
gracefully In them, and she cites cases
where they have been made exceed
ingy useful 10 aeld and ohter work.
Pyrard, the French traveller Of two cen
turies ago, says that In his time the colo.
nsts Of Sierra Leone employed Chin
panzees In carrying water and bea,iug
Of mortars. and Breton has in his Chi.
nsse pictures q representation Of mon-
keys gathering tea leaves on the tops Of
one Of the steep ridges Of Chansung.
The ancient Egyptians. too. obtained
considerable services from the cynocep.
halus, or variety Of baboon. an animal
80 remarkable for its intelligence that Il
was selected by them o. the symbol Of
Intellect. Button describe, q female
rhimpanzee at Loango which could
make the beds. sweep the house, and
help turn the spit. Houseau expresses
the opinion that these female monkeys
would make excellent nurses for chill.
dren, their milk being exceedingly rich
In butter.
Nine. Royer. therefore, comes to the
conclusion tina, time is coming "whea
these races, bred by man, will render
great services In daily life and industry
and will contribute 10 the esaera,. pro
gress' There Is nothing In such pre-.
dctic n, she continues, which does not
rest on scientific premises, and nothing
n II TO laug'i at, alter the manner Of the
smart young men who are now getting
up funny articles on Mr.. Parkss' expert.
ment.
The ape is unquestion bile the lost
Intelligent and the most manlike Of the
lower animals. both physically and
mentally aud morally. He NAV be far
away from the superior races Of men In
intellect. but the difference between him
aud the lower races is much less
marked. The black cbimpanzs. . Of AZ
rica have feasts like those Of the ne
vroes. They live Ia communities, fight
IN concert, and care for their wounded.
They are very clever n the use OF their
hands, arms. throwing stone, better than
street boys. Bafon's black chimpanzes
knew how TO unlock door, and If he
did not hnd the KEY In The lock, would
hunt for IL. Ths mon ey took his
meals like well.brsi person. ate with
u spoon and fork, usei a plate, and
served itself with vine. : In one of her
letters from The Malay Peni. sula, Miss
Bird described dinner to which she
was invited, and ut which her compsn.
ions were two apes. "The apes had
their curry, chutnsy. pineapple, eggs and
bananas on porcelain. aud 30 bad l."
writes the enterprisins lady, who speaks
Of another ape, which was aD important
member Of the family Of the British res
idont at Klang. rs walking on its hind
legs. and going along quietly by her side
like a human escort. II had not even .
rudimentarv tail, and when 1t sat with
lis arms folded II looked like "a gentle
manly terson In close fitting suit."
The worst defect Of monkeys is that
they are inveterate thieves. They will
compete successfully with the average
capitalist In this regard. They look
upon stealing as fun. and therefore will
pilfsr even when they have no desire for
what they take. Nine. Roger tells US
that "they are capable Of sacsing a
house and carrying OF everything NOV
able In II with the system and concert
Of band Of robbers. They observ. a
kind Of discipline 10 their operations,
and post their scouts to inform them in
season when II Is time to run away"
The monkeys In sumstra, according to
Cesare Moreno. steal fruits and vege,a.
blss from gardens, and will punder
houses. Forming u line, in order to
pass their spoils from hand to hand,
they scale the walls, enter at the doors
or windows, and lsisurely pillage all
they can and" they are alec very
greedy, and will get tipsy when they
have the chance. ard q drunken ape
seems more like man than ever.
II, therefore. Mme. Rogers prediction
Is verified that the time Is coming when
apes will be added to the indus rial
iotcs, II will probably become ne .sssiry
TO Increase our police pro,scti N. unless
pious education shall succeed In con-
Qgsriug the natural dspravitv Of the
monksy,-or the capitalist.
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